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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 2:08 pm
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Originally Posted by RockoHorse
If having the shade open is considered such a bad thing...why are there windows in the first place?

Usually putting windows - complete with shades - in a plane would imply that one could have the shades opened or closed as one sees fit....
Good question. I guess I can see why people would request to have them drawn during certain times of the day when the sun is shining straight in their faces, but other than that, it's daytime and most people would expect to be awake.
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